RWC III Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Probably not worth much. However, I really like this piece. It seems unique among Papaw's collection. Its the only one like it. I like the Volcano in the foreground. Any information would be appreciated on this, including the history surrounding WWII and the USA acquiring the Philippines as a territory. Papaw served in Korea. I imagine he picked this up on one of his adventures in that part of the world. Edited January 21, 2020 by RWC III added tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKK Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 It's not worth much, but it doesn't belong in the dealer's assortment can either. A ton of these have come onto the markets as the WWII and Korean War vets have passed along what they picked up in Oz/New Guinea/Pinas/Japan. It's part silver--about as much ASW as a Merc--and is most likely a D, but the obverse pic is too small for me to tell if it's the D/S (in fact the only way I think it's a D is that this is the other option--need better cropping to improve zoom). Anyway, it's probably not worth much more than a fairly common silver Rosie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I have always liked these. I have picked up a few over the years, but I am thinking of putting together a Mint State set before they get too pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirt Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Love these coins. I think they're underrated and a unique piece of both Philippine and US history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbbpll Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 There was actually a US mint in Manilla. I didn't know that until a couple weeks ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirt Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I didn't know that until just now! Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
